Caitlan Reeg

Temporary workers start to prepare the castle's haunted house about a month before Halloween. The haunted house was started by US military personnel almost 40 years ago.

There was a real Frankenstein castle. Yes, they dress it up for Halloween

October 29, 2015Culture

Johann Conrad Dippel von Frankenstein was an alchemist and grave robber. And he probably served as the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s novel.

Eric Jarosinski, the University of Pennsylvania professor behind Nein Quarterly

Germans on Twitter say ‘ja!’ to Nein Quarterly

November 6, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Germany's newest Autobahn church, tucked in among restaurants and the gas station.

Can a highway pit stop be a spiritual experience? Germany is trying to make it one

October 7, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Analog Africa owner Samy Ben Redjeb (Photo: Caitlan Carroll)

Flight attendant turned record label owner spins songs of 1970s Ghana

October 3, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Documentary ‘This Ain’t California’ Looks at East Germany’s Skateboard Culture

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Kimchi Art Display Aimed at Cultural and Ethnic Differences

August 15, 2013Conflict & Justice

An art installation in Berlin is aimed at getting Germans to think about cultural and ethnic differences.

The Sound of Tumbling Stock Prices

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A German composer set stock charts and financial data to music. The video became a YouTube hit.

Caught in the Middle: Greeks in Germany

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

Young Greeks living in Germany keep hearing complaints from Germans about Greeks being lazy and they’re hearing complaints from home about Germans demands for debt repayment.

GI Disco From Berlin

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A dance club in Berlin celebrates the music brought to Germany by American G.I.s in the Cold War era.

A Modern City with Traditional Journeymen

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

We are looking for a city in eastern Germany that doubles as a state.

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